Defining Different Size Wires for a Generic Rotating Machine

Use the Gauge option if you have a conductor that is made up different size wires.

To define different size wires:

  1. In the Wire Size window, select MIXED from the Gauge drop-down menu.
  2. Select either Round or Rectangular as the Wire Type.
  3. Enter the appropriate wire data in the table:
    • For a round wire:
    • Click Add to add the new wire data.
    • Enter the Diameter in the table.
    • Enter a Number in the table to specify how many of the conductor’s wires have this diameter.
    • For a rectangular wire:
    • Click Add to add the new wire data.
    • Enter the Width of the wire in the table. The width should be greater than the thickness.
    • Enter the Thickness of the wire in the table.
    • Enter the Fillet value in the table.
    • Enter a Number in the table to specify how many of the conductor’s wires have this data.
  4. Repeat step 3 for each size wire you want to add.
  5. When you are finished defining the wires, click OK to close the Wire Size window.
Note: For example, if one conductor is made up of five wires, and three of those wires have a diameter of 0.21 mm, and the other 2 have a diameter of 0.13 mm, then the mixed wire size table will have two lines. The first line will list Diameter = 0.21 and Number = 3. The second line will list Diameter = 0.13 and Number = 2. An equivalent wire diameter is displayed as Wire Size value in the Winding tab in the Properties window.

Defining the Stator and Rotor Circuits for a Generic Rotating Machine

You can define stator and rotor Circuit parameters for generic rotating machines whose Source Type is DC.

Note: This procedure is not applicable to

• AXIAL_PM type stators or rotors.

• SALNT_POLE type stators or rotors.

• AXIAL_AC, AXIAL_CAGE, SLOT_CAGE, and SOLID type rotors.

• PM_INTERIOR type rotors.

To define the circuit parameters of a stator or rotor:

  1. To define the circuit parameters click either the stator or rotor Circuit icon in the project tree. You can then edit the brush parameters directly in the Properties window. (You can also open the rotor or stator circuit Properties dialog box by double-clicking the Machine > Stator > Circuit or Machine > Rotor > Circuit entry in the project tree on the desktop.)
  2. Select the Control Type from the drop down menu. Choices are: DC, CCC, PWM, and HCC.
  3. If the stator or rotor Position Control has been enabled, set the Lead Angle of Trigger value.
  4. If the Control Type chosen is either DC or CCC, set the Trigger Pulse Width. The default value is 120.
  5. Set the Transistor Drop (voltage drop of one transistor).
  6. Set the Diode Drop.
  7. If the Control Type is CCC, set the Maximum Current and Minimum Current values.
  8. If the Control Type is PWM, set the Modulation Index and Carrier Frequency Times.
  9. If the Control Type is HCC, set the Reference Amplitude and Hysteresis Band.